Swivel barricade structure with attached supports



April 23, 1935.

A. J. PENOTE SWIVEL BARRICADE STRUCTURE WITH ATTACHED SUPPORTS Original Filed Sept. 24, 19:52

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INVENTOR Aagustus JPenote ATTORNEY April 23, 1935. J PENOTE I 1,998,520

SWIVEL BARRICADE STRUCTURE WITH ATTACHED SUPPORTS Original Filed Sept. 24, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 IIIIIIIII IIIA Lllll J P I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I INVENTOR v Augustus JPezzate Fi 8 M 7 ATTORNEY more stars SWIVEL BARRICADE STRUCTURE WITH ATTACHED SUPPORTS Augustus .l'. Penote, Shaker Heights, Ohio Application September 24, 1932, Serial No. 634,639 Renewed September '14, 1934 6 Claims, (Cl. 255-64) This invention relates particularlyto improve- Figure 2 is a side elevation of a barricade of ments in swivel barricade structure'with atoverlapping rails; tached supports'and especially'to such structures Figure 3 is a side elevation of a double swivel V which may be assembled. to hold in horizontal structure of closed end metal links provided with position one or more bars or rails to be mounted lateral sockets, certain details being shownin '5 in streets or roadways to guard excavations or section; various incomplete engineering work, by barring Figure 4 is a central vertical section of a passage of unauthorized parties across such barbarricade link; ricadestructure' Figure 5 is a side elevation of an intermediate My barricade structure is designed to hold the link with parts broken away;

endsoirails or bars in overlapping relation, and Figure 6 is a perspective view of three superto further include lateral sockets for receiving posed links enclosing the ends of barricade memthe. ends of various supporting tubes or bars bers; therein detachably, so that a plurality of bar- Figure '7 is a perspective of swivel barricade sar oFFlcE v 1 5- ricade units or series thereof may,'when not in link hold receiving the endsv of horizontal use for the purpose of guardingengineering or barricadeniembers for protecting an excavation; kindred work, be disassembled for convenience Figure 8 is a side elevation of a modified form in stora eor trars' ortation. of swivel links in sectional detail I A further object of my invention is the. pro- Figure S is a sectional detail view of a modivision of connecting mechanism for bars or rails, Iieol socket for a barricade holder with securing 20 which mechanism may include metal holders pomeans O a upp i d sitioned in axial alinement insuperposed rela Figure 10 is a sectional detail view of a furtion for relative rotation and having a vertical ther modification of securing means fora oc pivot bolt connecting ends of the holders, each and of the'latter having horizontal openings there- Figure 11' is a sectional View of amodified 25 through for receiving the ends of barricade rails o of cla p Socket f & PPQ i devicetherein, so that theoverlapping ends of cross 'In'my invention as embodiedin the present bars will be inserted in openings in different drawings,.I provide one of the closed end holders planes, and may swing on their pivot. I of my swivel structures with external sockets 9 A still further object or my invention is th milined ou ward y, a Sh w in Figs- 6 30 provision of lateralsockets extending outwardly and 7, from the closed holder 8, to receive therefrom and integral with each" of said holders insupporting legs 5, while the holding links forming two pairs, or one pair for each holder, 8 receive in their horizontal openings the ends these sockets being inclined tov the Vertical axis of horizontal barricade rails or bars 6 held thereor the holder, those in the lower holder being n by t C os d nds 7 05 S s, the links 35 adapted toreceive legs therein thereby forming of 91 P Of holders 8 being p v t dl o t er at a yoke, and the upper sockets for receiving their contacting ends by a bolt. 2 as shown therein signal bars separating'as they rise for clearlyin Fig. 1; V obvious reasons. i The tubular inclined sockets 9 are usually. cast 40 It is a further object to adapt my swivel struc eg a with h holder as shown in ig- 40 ture of superposed pivotal holders, an f which while the holders ofa pair are directed oppositely are closed end holders, to sets of holders includm vertlcalvdlreetlonl when it is Convenient mg more than a single pair," so that even twee use tlie'inclined sockets 9 of the lower holder for or more superposed holders may receive therein jg ifif iif f gggg f g f e f fi g a corresponding number of rail ends to thereby p p 3 uc as affect a v y ervFeable t mporal cont nuous was Wammg flags or hghts fen h l 1 g 1 As shown in the first thr'eeviews, the end of a a 0 W Come? holder 3 which is opposite the sockets a will be f tiles? other Pblects i my provided with an opening 22 in the longitudinal 5O ventioniconslsts ln certain details or construcaxis of the holder for receiving the bolt 2| to it ion to be descrlbeccll, claimed, andyllkllustrated 1n pernqit swmging of t e bars 5 on such vertical 1 fi p m raw 18 rpivot "bolts. In some instances it ma bedesir- Figure l is an end elevation of a lower holder able to use such a closed end holder 23 having and supports, with an upper holder swung to a a pivot opening at eitherend thereof. Difierslightly different plane; 7 entstructures'may be used for such holders to 55 secure the legs 5 in the inclined sockets. As for example, such sockets may be threaded as shown at 2 in Fig. 3 for purpose; or the sockets I! as shown in the holders of Fig. 8, may be provided with an integral shoulder H to limit the inward movement of the legs. This structure is also made use of in Figs. 4, 9, l8 and 11, to hold the legs in the sockets.

The structure above described having the superposed hollow holders or links pivoted for rocking movement on the vertical bolts 2!, is further adapted for use of more than two superposed bars or rails, especially where temporary barricade construction is desired, as shown in Fig. 6. In this form there is indicated a lower and an uppermost holder 25 pivoted to the ends of an intermediate holder or link it; which is provided with openings 22 at both ends, but as shown in Fig. 5, not provided with leg supporting sockets.

It will be evident that any number of intermediate links It may be pivoted together on a longitudinal axis and to the socketed holders 25, shown in Fig. 6, thus building up temporary fencing to any reasonable height desired.

The swivel arrangement of the holders is especially advantageous in the opportunity afiorded of swinging the rails or bars of different planes upon vertical pivots to different angles, as may be desired. In Fig. 2, the rails of difierent sections lie in substantially identical planes, but the rails shown in Figs. 8 and 7 are shown in widely different planes to provide sections of superposed rails directed at angles to each other, so that an enclosure of the sections may be the result.

It is to be further noted as evident that a builder or a general construction contractor, may advantageously keep in stock a number of units adapted for the upper and lower links 25, and also hold in readiness any number of intermediate links It) all of which may be assembled in superposition in the order desired, all of such links having closed ends except that small openings 22 are provided for attaching the links pivotally by the bolts 2!, as before explained. The ends of the rails 8 in all cases will be inserted lengthwise in the proper links in order of engagement in building up the barricade required.

The endwise insertion of the rail ends into the links of appropriate size and shape to receive them affords very positive bracing of the swivel holders by the cross rails, even though the rail sections are mounted at an angle to each other. A tight connection at the corner of an extended barricade will therefore result. In the first seven views, the inclined sockets 9 are provided a short distance from the adjacent end of the holder with which they are integral; but in Figs. 8, 10 and 11, the sockets I? are extended beyond the adjacent end, as shown clearly in Fig. 8. The same structure is used in the upper link 25 of the latter view, thereby providing a shoulder upon which a supporting loop 26 may be hung for supporting the light 20.

The construction illustrated in Fig. 8, provides smooth inner surfaces for the sockets l1 and, the weight of the holder unit upon the lower sockets tends to urge the legs 5 into them. The form of socket shown in Fig. 9 however, provides a screw l2 for rigidly securing the legs 5 in the sockets.

Figs. 10 and 11 disclose further modified forms of attachment of the legs in the sockets; the socket in the former structure having a protuberance l5 within which and the leg itself, a.

notch 27 is provided for receiving therein a cross pin or bolt E6 to temporarily hold the latter as well as the leg in position. This socket shown in Fig. 11 takes in part the form of a clamp l3 to be tightened together about the upper portion of the leg 5 by insertion of a bolt 28 and securing such clamp ears l3 by external nut i i, as shown.

In any of these forms of pivoted holders, both the lower and upper ends of each holder 8, ill or 25, will be closed so that the insertion of an end of an horizontal rail or bar will serve to hold the supporting legs 5 in substantially vertical position, the closed upper end 1 binding upon the upper surface of the rail end to avoid undesired tipping of the barricade out of the erect position. It will be understood, in view of the relative and more or less varied means proposed for such superposed construction, that a strong and linearly extended barricade structure as shown in Fig. 2 may be used and laterally extended to any proposed distance, and that each section of the barricade may be built from a single rail, or that two or more holders may be used as suggested in Figs. 1, 3, 6, or 8.

In operation of assembly, in whatever direction the sections will extend from the pivoted holders, it is wise to mount the several sections from one rail to the next at first.

The ends of the rails of such sections are mounted in overlapping relation by inserting the ends in the open sides of the holders which, by the vertical pivots, may beswung at an angle to each other, and such continuation of the sections by the swiveled holders being so arranged that the sections may form an enclosure such'as shown in Fig. 7, or maybe arranged to make use of more than four sections, depending upon the contour of the obstacles to be enclosed. These closed end holders avoid undesired tipping of the sections lengthwise of the rails, as will be understood from the showing in Fig. '7.

It will be understood that the utilization of swivel joints of superposed closed end holders having more than two holder units, provide feasible mounting of three or more section rails in the manner shown in Fig. 6, to avoid entrance of parties within the enclosure, as of live stock, the several sections being readily dismounted by lengthwise withdrawal of the rail ends from the side openings of the upper holder of a given joint, and continuing such withdrawal, one at a time until but one rail remains in each section. All such changes in the upbuilding of the several sections may be made, at the same time retaining the continued barricade its full length. In all swivel joints contemplated in the present structure, both vertical ends of all holders or links thereof, are closed to engage the longitudinal edges of the rail ends inserted in such holders, and thereby maintain the leg supports erect in position.

Having described my invention, what I now claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a barricade structure of the class described, a leg-supported holder unit comprising open metal holders having closed ends, one holder being fixed upon the legs and the other pivotally mounted upon the fixed holder.

2. In a barricade structure, a series of legsupported holder units comprising a. plurality of superposed elongated open holders end to end for receiving therein the ends of connecting barricade rails in overlapping relation, the uppermost holder of said series having closed ends and the lowermost holder having closed ends and including a vertical pivot connecting its upper end with the uppermost holder, and having divergent and integral sockets for receiving therein the supporting legs for the unit, and means for detachably securing the legs in said sockets.

3. A barricade support comprising an open metal body member forming two upwardly converging legs having their upper ends fixedly connected with said member, and a separate open metallic closed. end holder pivotally mounted upon said body member thereby forming a swivel holder unit for receiving therein the overlapping ends of barricade rails.

4. In a barricade structure, the combination of a series of leg-supported holder units, each comprising a plurality of closed end superposed open side holders for receiving therein the ends of connecting bars lengthwise of the latter, and at least one of said units comprising closed end holders pivoted one upon another for relative rotation about a. vertical axis.

5. In a barricade structure, a plural bar holder unit comprising an elongated closed metal frame having a side opening adapted to receive an end of a barricade rail therein and formed of a metal body member having integral therewith two upwardly converging and spaced apart inclined sockets, and tubes fixedly insertable in said sockets for supporting legs, the tubes and sockets having registering cross notches forming a tubular opening therein, and a securing bolt insertable in said cross notches for securing the tubes in the sockets, and a closed end holder pivoted vertically upon said metal frame for receiving in said side opening the end of an overlapping rail by endwise insertion.

6. A barricade support comprising a closed end metal open body member for receiving a barricade rail therein and having divergent sockets integral with said body member, for receiving the upper ends of upwardly converging supporting legs, the said sockets comprising yieldably separable lugs having alined openings therein, and a cross bolt insertable in said openings and having means for tightening said bolt and thereby clamping said lugs together to secure said legs in the sockets.

AUGUSTUS J. PENO'I'E. 

